Juan and Rob are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. Juan has t cookie dough orders, and Rob has 40 cookie dough orders. They have a total of 75 cookie dough orders all together.Write an equation to describe this situation.
Q. Juan and Rob are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. Juan has t cookie dough orders, and Rob has 40 cookie dough orders. They have a total of 75 cookie dough orders all together.Write an equation to describe this situation.
Establish Equation: Let's denote the number of cookie dough orders Juan has as t. According to the problem, Rob has 40 cookie dough orders. Together, they have a total of 75 cookie dough orders. We can express this relationship with an equation where the sum of Juan's orders (t) and Rob's orders (40) equals the total orders (75).
Write Equation: Now, we write the equation based on the relationship we've established. The equation will add Juan's orders t to Rob's orders 40 to get the total orders 75. So, the equation is: t+40=75
Verify Equation: To check for any math errors, we can verify that the equation is set up correctly according to the problem description. Juan's orders are represented by t, Rob's orders are fixed at 40, and the total is given as 75. The equation t+40=75 correctly represents this situation.
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